ALVIN D. GELMON called Canora, Sask. his home. He was born there 45 years ago, the son of Joseph and Clara Gelmon.
Like so many other young volunteers from Vancouver in 1947-48, he was a student. He served as platoon commander in Israel (Sgan 1) and commanded a platoon of 180 mm. heavy mortars on the central front (Jerusalem corridor).
Today Al lives in Galgary with his wife, Eva, and their four sons: Jay, 17, Cory, 13, Michael, 8, Lewis, 4. He is president of A.D. Gelmon Corp.
Prior to his departure to take up residence in Calgary, Al was a devoted worker for the Vancouver Talmud Torah, serving as its- school board chairman.
_Friday, Moy 4, 1973—THE BULLETIN—3T
ALVIN GELMON
ALVIN GELMON'S Jerusalem Davidka unit from Uganda, India, Yemen, Morocco and Romania. Photo from Sam Morris.
HAROLD ORLOFF
. . .Then, pilot
in airforce and with El Al
HAROLD ORLOFF . . .Now, an insurance underwriter
HAROLD ORLOFF
HAROLD ORLOFF hails from   stayed on in Israel for two more
Foam Lake, Sask., where he was born on Oct. 23, 1915, the son of Caiman and Eva Orloff. Both his parents are now deceased.
A young importer-exporter living in Vancouver, Orloff went as a volunteer to Israel in 1947 and served as a pilot for three years in the airforce. He then
years and flew as a pilot for El Al Israel Airlines.
In South Africa, while flying for El Al, he met and married his wife, Dina. They have two children, Avril, 19 and Evan, 17.
The Orloffs live here in Vancouver where Hal is a Life Insurance Underwriter.
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ALVIN D. GELMON from before he left to live Calgary
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MORLEY KARE
MORLEY R. KARE is a native of Winnipeg, where he was born 50 years ago, son of the late Isaac and Rose Kare. Already a graduate student in science tin 1947, he became part of a igroup of young Canadians who -"decided to particpate in the establishment of the Jewish State.
Morley recalls how many plans were considered and abandoned. At one point he and Art Goldberg (see also .his story) explored the possibility of purchasing a war surplus ship and sailing into Haifa harbor. They found a ship loaded with surplus materials but there were complications.
However, negotiations for a Canadian expeditionary force, ac-
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cording to Kare co-ordinated by a . Canadian parliamentarian, seemed more practical and were well received.
Morley served as an officer in medical laboratories in the Galil. One of the more memorable parts of his service took place in a refugee camp in Marseilles where he was caught up in the excitement and anticipation of the return of the concentration camp survivors. The ship which took him to Palestine was a converted banana boat which had the distinction of carrying to Israel many of the original Exodus ship passengers who had been forced to return to Germany but had filtered down to Marseilles for a second try.
His adopted family in Israel, the Kroeners, had a daughter in 1948, Dorit, who stayed 19 years later with Morley and his family as a student at an American college.
Today Dr. Morley Kare is professor of physiology and director of the Monell Chemical Senses Centre at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Carol have two children, Jordin and Susan.
Dr. Kare has been back to Israel several times, most recently as a lecturer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. This fall he will participate in a science and industry forum at Eilat.
His   brother, Samuel, resident of Vancouver.
MORLEY KARE . . (centre) in 1948 with two Arab "^isoners" near Lebanese boni^er.
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